Friday 19th June 2020

Reading

Like you did yesterday, log in to Oxford Reading and click on ‘My class login’. Enter your login details (which are the same as the school Mymaths login). Once you have logged in, click on ‘My Bookshelf’ and search for the book ‘Storm Chasers’. As you have already read chapter 1, 2 and 3, you can go straight to page 22 to carry on reading chapters 4 and 5.

When you are done, answer the following questions.

1. Find and copy one word that means the same as feeling annoyed/angry.
2. Find and copy three words that describe the weather on pages 24 and 25.
3. On page 27, what is the author referring to when he says ‘in the white carpet’.
4. The Collector uses science for evil. Find one example on page 28.
5. What is Max relying on for his plan to succeed?
6. Where do you think the Driller went? Make a prediction.

Maths

Log on to Mymaths.com and finish your weekly tasks. Today is your last day to complete these tasks. 

If you are already done with them, well done! Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson instead.

Writing

This is the last day of your new reports writing topic. Today you will use all your knowledge to write a news report. Start with the quiz, and then follow along the lesson. Remember to pause the video as you go. Don’t forget to send this to us so we can upload it on the website on Monday!

Music

Lots of people have been extremely creative during lockdown. As part of a ten-day creative challenge, the BBC asked the nation to dust off their instruments, warm up their vocal cords and join the newly formed BBC Lockdown Orchestra in a rendition of ‘You Got The Love’. Can you believe that nearly 1,500 members of the public uploaded their performances, dance routines and artwork?! Click here to watch the result and get ready to get some serious goosebumps!

Now it’s your turn. Film yourself singing or dancing to this song. Feel free to get even more creative and surprise us!

Here are a few links to help you:

• The original song 
• The lyrics
• The karaoke version
• Get some dance inspiration 
• The XX cover of ‘You Got The Love’ in case you prefer it for the dance 

And of course, we would LOVE it if you could send us your performance!

Daily exercise

Warm up with this dance on GoNoodle to celebrate it is Friday! 

Have a BALL with all the tennis balls, basketballs, and meatballs in this 14-minute big baller megamix. 

Finally, take a moment to think about how all of the positive things you’ve done have made a difference in the world.  

We hope you’ve had a good week. Don’t forget to send us your amazing work.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Redpath and Miss Fuentes :) x

Thursday 18^th June 2020

Reading

Log on to Oxford Owl again by selecting ‘My Class Login’ and entering the whole school MyMaths login details. Search for the book ‘Storm Chasers’ and read chapters 2 and 3 on pages 9-21. Then answer the following questions:

1. Name one of problems NICE is investigating.
2. Where are tornadoes most common in the world?
3. What did Max use to communicate with Dani?
4. Why did Tiger shout “Ow!”?
5. How did they protect themselves from the storm?

Maths

Complete another shape lesson from MyMaths. You will need the whole school and your personal login to do this. Email us if you need help with this!

After doing this, practise your times table with the speed challenge.

Writing

Time for our next lesson on news reports! Today you will have a SPAG focus on using inverted commas correctly.  Take the quiz, take part in the video lesson and complete the worksheet.

Geography

Our focus this half term is on South America - in particular, the Amazon rainforest! Read all the information about this tropical location here and watch the video to see some interesting sights.

Once you have read all the facts, your task is to design a holiday leaflet advertising all the amazing wonders of the Amazon! Can you persuade someone to visit?

Daily exercise

Have a go at the Disney ‘Under the Sea’ Just Dance routine!

Keep smiling and stay positive. Don’t forget to email us your favourite piece of work!

Miss Redpath and Miss Fuentes x

Wednesday 17th June 2020

Reading

Today your reading work is on Oxford Owl. Click on this link, then click on ‘my class login’ and enter our school MyMaths username and password. 

When you’ve logged in, click on ‘my bookshelf’ and look for ‘Storm Chasers’. Read as you listen to the story and stop at the end of page 8. 

1. What does the acronym ‘NICE’ mean?
2. Why is ‘the Collector’ easy to recognise?
3. What is the Collector’s goal?
4. Find and copy Team X’s 3 destinations.
5. On page 7, Maggie said to her daughter that it was a game. Why does she say that to her?
6. On page 8, how can you tell Maggie was scared? Find and copy the evidence from the text.

Maths

Continue with your shape challenge on MyMaths. Log in using the school login details as well as your personal login. Don’t hesitate to email us if you need help with this. 

Then, practise your times tables on TTRock Stars. 

Writing

We are continuing with our topic of news reports. Today you will start identifying the features of a news report. First, start by completing the quiz. Then, watch the video and listen to the teacher’s instructions. Remember that you might have to pause the video and click ‘next’ to find the tasks to complete.

French

Let’s carry on learning about the weather in French. Today you will play the weather mastermind game to review your knowledge. Have you taught some French words to your adult yet? Maybe you can do this today!

Daily exercise

Start with this warm-up routine with Anna McNulty. 

Then, follow along this video and stretch your body. 

Keep it up guys! You are being so strong and doing so well!

Miss Redpath and Miss Fuentes :) x

Tuesday 16^th June 2020

Reading

We are continuing with our topic of news reports. Complete the second reading comprehension lesson from the Oak Academy all about inference. Take the quiz, watch the video lesson and complete the questions.

Maths

Have a go at completing one of the shape lessons from MyMaths. Log in using the school login details as well as your personal login. If you need this, please email us.

Then practise your 6, 7 and 9 times table on Hit the Button.

Writing

With everything going on, we are really missing our Moston Lane school family! Your task is to complete the Pobble lesson ‘Community’ and write a set of instructions on how to be a good member of the community. It could be a school or local community.

Science

One of our topics this half term is the digestive system. Watch the video all about how the digestive system works and have a go at drawing and labelling the digestive system on a piece of A4 paper.

Once you have finished, take the quiz on Purple Mash and see if you can label the parts correctly.

Daily exercise

Join in with the ‘Welcome to Bollywood’ dance class!

Have a fantastic day everyone.

Miss Redpath and Miss Fuentes x

Monday 15th June 2020

We hope you a great weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Let’s start the week with some happy news. 

Reading

This week our literacy topic is about News Report. Head over to the Oak Academy and complete their reading comprehension lesson. Start your lesson with a quiz, then watch the video making sure you pause it when the teacher asks you to.

Maths

This week, your maths work will be on Mymaths.com and it will be about ‘Shape’. Click on the link and complete some of the activities today. You will have until Friday to finish these.

To log on to Mymaths.com you will need the school login details as well as your personal ones.

Writing

Watch ‘Catch It’, a short clip from Literacy Shed about a group of meerkats who work as a team to capture a unique fruit in the middle of the savannah. Then, complete the following tasks.

Task 1: Collective nouns are used to name a group of animals. Click on this link to find out who a group of meerkat is called and research some other collective nouns.

Task 2: Think of a time when you have had to work within a team to achieve something and write about it. You may want to think about:

• How you organised your team
• What you needed to do to work together
• Any disagreements you had and how you overcame them
• How the end result made you feel

Task 3: Finally, have some fun with this word search!

Art

Follow along this art lesson on the Oak Academy and learn how to make a dragon. A lot of the materials are optional and you can use whatever you have got in the house! Listen to the teach and she will give you ideas of some alternative materials. Have fun and remember to send us some pictures!

Daily exercise

Put some music on and join in with this 10 min HIIT workout. 

Have a nice day everybody!

We miss you!

Miss Redpath and Miss Fuentes :) x